On November 28th 1942, the most historical event happened at the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub when a huge fire broke out killing about 492 people. The Cocoanut Grove was known as being an illegal bar during the period of alcohol prohibition. The capacity of people that fitted in that nightclub was 500 and that night there were about 1000 people in the building. This incident started with the busboy turned on a lighter to switch the lightbulb in the basement, when a sudden burst of flame started at the basement of Melody Lounge. The fire spread to the ceiling of the first floor, basically swallowing the ceiling within 5 minutes. Many people died trying to exit through the revolving doors. Their other exit doors were either bricked up or locked and